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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23

THERE is law in Germany where
by che ownership of property entails
obligations to military service, not
only on the actual owner, but on his
sons, and this without any regard to
nationality. Hence, g. Russian-born
subject, but naturalized American citi-
zen, residing in Ohio, has been called
upon to hold himself in readiness for
military duty in Germany because his
father has purchased an estate In the
Fatherland. The proceeding would
appear to be q breach ofinternational
law. There was no attempt at alb
sconding to evade military service, as
the citizen now summoned was never
liable in any way for such service, and
lett Europe at time of peace. II he
does not comply with the summons g.
fine of ST., 900 is to be levied on his
fathers German property, and both
summons and fine may berepeated as
often as desired. Militarianism seems
to blind its votaries of allideas of JUS
tice, common sense, and decency.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
FIRE IN BUFFALO.
A Wholesale Grocery House Burned Out
With Heavy Loss.

A Wholesale Grocery House Burned Out
With Heavy Loss.
BUFFALO, N. Y, March 15.-At
8:25 this morning fire broke out in
the second story of the large brick
building of Miller, Greiner & Co.,
wholesale grocers, corner of Washing
ton and North Division Streets, oppo-
site the Commercial Advertiser office.
The fire was probably caused by hot
Goals dropping on the floor. The fire
spread with great rapidity and soon
the entire building was ablaze and
doomed to destruction. Within half
an hour after the fire broke out the
walls began to fall. The Commercial
Advertiser Office was much endan-
gered, but was saved by the firemen,
aided by favorable west wind which
directed the flames the other way.
Miller, Greiner & Co.'s building, with
it's contents, is q total loss. The loss
is estimated at$12O,OOOon the build
ing and about $4,000 on stock.
The insurance will amount to 1885,
600. 1t is impossible for the firm to
get at their books and papers at pres
emit. The loss by the destruction o
Mason's Hall is about $35 900; insu~
ance $25. 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
DAN GER OF CHOLERA.

Goods Brought to New York Direct from
the Injected Districts of South America.
New YORK, March Is The Tribune
says: In spite of the fact that chol-
era has been raging in the Argentine
Republic since last November, mer-
candise from the River Platte and
Chill has been steadily brought into
this port and distributed over the
country in g. thousand different d.
rections, with no attempt at precau-
ton on the part of the quarantine
officials. Now that the winter is over
and such safeguard as frost gives can
be depended upon for only a short
time longer, shipping brokers, GUS
toms officials, 'longshoremen, and
others who are brought into direct
personal contact with this merchan-
disc from the cholera-infected coun-
tries, are alarmed over the inaetion
of the health officials. Even some of
the Importers who own the merchan-
disc, but who do not run the risk of
handling it, are feeling a lively interest
in the question whether there is to be
a quarantine established here this
summer against the products of the
River Platte. 1t is said that some OF
the brokers whose business it is to see,
handle and inspect the stuff for the
importers have refused to perform
this DUTY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23

THE United States numbers among
it's inhabitants persons born in al
most every nation in the world. Rus
STA boasts of 8 population speaking
over twenty languages, her enormous
territory being largely made up OF
small countries absorbed all around
her border, and very few Of the inhabit-
ants have emigrated into the Cars
dominions of their own free will. It is
found profitable to maintain theaters
in different parts ofthe empire special
ly for Russians, Poles, Germans,
Swedes, Firms, Esthonians, Tartars,
Afghans, Let's, Georgians, Armenians,
Jews and Turks. In addition to these
there are two theaters where French
-thelanguage of diplomacy-isspoken
on the stage. An actor In Russia has
very little chance OF success unless he
is good linguist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23

f'THE greater the truth the greater
the libel'' is g. legal maxim which for
tunately has no great weight in this
country. The English court of ap-
peals has however, just affirmed it in
a remarkable manner. Aman named
Bachelor died, owing about $250,000.
He was very popular IN his native
town, and g. monument was erected to
his memory. Beneath the name and
age OF the deceased were chisled in
marble the words sdeeply regretted"
A local solicitor wrote to the country
newspaper, suggesting the addition of
the words especially by those to
whom he died indebted to the extent
of 100000" For this he has been
found guilty of libel, not on the dead
debtor, but on his surviving relatives.
English judges and juries seem getting
g. trihe mixed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
A NEW ALLIANCE.

Combine Formed by Germany, A us
tria and Italy.
LONDON, March lot is stated
that the new alliance between Germa-
ny, Austria and Italy places each OF
these Powers on an equality. All
three will undertake the protection of
individual interests, the infringement
Of which might disturb the peace of
Europe. Annoyance is expressed in
Paris that the treaty was signed while
the attention OF France was fixed up
on Germany. A former foreign minis
ter of France said to the correspond
emit Of the London Times: 81 should
have shrunk from nothing to prevent
the signing OF this treaty which I con-
slider the most serious and vexatious
event for US that has happened in the
past sixteen years"
It is rumored at Vienna that En-
peror Francis Joseph will follow the
example of Germany and confer dec
GRAFTON on Signor Di Robilant, the
italian foreign minister.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
Horrors Of the CataCOmbs.
From London Society.


Most people have heard of the cata-
combs of Paris, but few have visited
them Or know their vast extent. They
we're originally stone quarries; the ma
terial used in building the cathedral
of Notre Dame, the Hotel Cluny, the
older portion of the Tuileries and many
other of the public edifces OF Paris
having been derived from this source
So extensive were their manifestations
that of Paris within the walls more
than tenth part is said to have been
honeycombed in this manner. 1t was
not till within the last 100 years that
the quarries have served the purpose
or received the name of catacombs.
Many Partisan churches and cemeter-
les have transferred the remains of
their dead to the keeping of the cata-
combs. These are now under the care
of a regular corps of workmen, who at
tend to the arrangement of the bones,
keep the galleries in order and are con-
stantly on the watch against subsi-
dences OF earth, which would other
wise be of frequent occurrence. The
galleries have been carefully surveyed
and their course compared with that
Of the superjacent thoroughfares. In
dlcating tables are put up at frequent
intervals, SO that a skilled person can
at any moment name the street, and
even the number of the house, which is
above his head. Without knowledge,
Or q competent guide, however, woe
betlde the Inflated wretch who should
venture to explore these grim recesses
Beneath the Rue de l'Abbe de Eppee,
just outside the Ossnaire, or catacomb
proper, is seen tomb in the angle of
wall, to which q terrible tradition at
taches. Here lies Philibert Aspairt,
formerly porter of the Military hospi-
pital of Val de Grace. The hospital
lies above g. portion of the catacombs,
and from it descends one Of the seven
ty stair-cases Of which we have spok-
en-. In an evil hour the Inflated porter
took it into his head to make a voy-
age Of discovery in the catacombs. On
November 8, 1898, he descended the
winding stair Lantern in hand he
entered that awful labyrinth, and he
never came back. How long he lived,
OF how he died; how long his feeble Ian
tern kept light, or for how many hours
or days he might have Wandered in
darkness. ere death put an end to his
suferings are among the secrets Of the
cstacombs. For eleven years his fate
was not even known, but on April 80,
1904, some workmen threading in
course of their duty some of the less
used passages, came upon e. human
skeleton. Flesh and clothing had alike
crumbled into dust, but the buttons of
the coat remained, and by these and
the bunch of keys that lay beside the
corpse, it was identified beyond doubt
as that of the unfortunate Philibert
Aspairt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23

PROF. PROCTOR has stirred up q hor-
nets nest by disparaging the great
Lick telescope. All the Pacific Coast
scientists are after him hot-foots and
they are saying the most spiteful and
unoomplimertary things about him
in the California papers. One astron-
omer goes so lar as to assert that the
editor of knowledge" sis unfamiliar
with anything larger than q twelve
inch reflector" and that therefore ''if
we wished to know what g. large tele-
scope was suited to do" he is ''not
the person to apply to-" Perhaps it
would have been wiser to wait for the
actual test of the Lick telescope before
pronounciug upon it's capacity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
ZIG FLOODS IN DAKOTA.
Northern Pacific Warehouses and Bridge

Northern Pacific Warehouses and Bridges
stroyed-Bismarck in Danger.
BISMARCK, Oak. March 1S.-The
Washburn gorge broke last night and
early this morning the river began to
rise rapidly. A gorgewas formed below
the city. The ice carried everything
with it and struck the immense ware
house OF the Northern Pacific-one OF
the largest In the world. The workmen
narrowly escaped drowning, and in less
gorge the water was in the second
story OF the river boarding house.
which had been built on WHIST was
considered nigh ground. The ware
house, which is nearly 700 feet in
length, was moved bodily over thirty
feet and sent crashing against the
bluffs The loss on the building will
be over $4,000. The meadow land
south Of Bismarck, comprising 5000
acres, ~ now one vast sea, and the
ice is fowing over the newly made
channei IN this body OF surplus water
at the rate Of ten miles I'm hour. The
river at this point, which is usually
three-quarters OF e, mile wide, is now
ONCI SlA ullJS5 La WIuUu. All Uu0 S0lutl
buildings on the banks OF the stream
have been swept away or destroyed
and the steamboats, lying st Rock
Haven are IN danger. The high trestle
OF the Northern Pacific at this point
has been damaged.
At O'Clock p. M. the new channel
which the river has cut across the
prairie let out the ce and the river
has since fallen slowly, but the worst
has not come. The ice went out at
Fort Buford this morning, with rise
of thirty feet. the highest ever known.
This flood will not reach here until
Saturday when tbere will probably
be terrible destruction. The loss at
the river landing and on the meadow
land here will already reach $4,000.
The most serious damage was that
to the high trrstle of the Northern Pa
cific at the western end of the bridge.
The ice Knocked out several benches
OF underpinning and it will be several
days before it can be repaired, even if
the water recedes tonight. Even then
it will be almost impossible to r.
eume travel without transfer, as at
least g. mile Of track between the
bridge and Mandan is swept away.
ALI the telegraph wires between the
bridge and Mandan ara also down aud
poles swept away. There is no means
OF communication whatever between
Bismarck and Mandan.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
Strih au4u nlrs 40 ork.

CLEVELAND, O., March 2.,-The de-
cision reached by the striking en-
ployes OF the New York, Pennsylvania
& Ohio railroad at Youngst last
night to return to work has not been
iul!y carried out. Supt. O'Brien re-
fused to meet committee appointed
by the strikers, declaring that the
men were no longer in the employ OF
the company. 1t is now said that the
brake men st this end of the line will
apply for work, while the yardmen
will remain out. The conductors and
brakemen notified the perintendent
to-day that they would be ready to-
morrow morning to take out trains.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23

The village Ct Cheutauque N. y,
was visited on the night OF te 206h
by g. destructive fire. A Ii By OF
the famous Assembly bniid g and
other valuable structures we1 hnrnad
The loss is estimated at 500 60.
The Warsaw (New York; 8 Il works
took fire on the night ofthef 'th from
the explosion of a lampin ar l-vator-
The new block was entirely 'troyed.
together with the refinery be loss
is estimated atfrom $50 600 $780,
900; insurance from $40, 900 $780,
600.
A panic was caused in the =. Mich
olas Hotel, Decatur, H., GA / amorn-
ing of the goth, by an alarr' Of fire.
The loss WAS trlfing but 3 scare
uaa irnr,e- -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23

A WRITER In the Scottish Review,
presenting the Canadian view of "The
Fisheries Question. "ridicuies theclaim
OF the United States to exclusive juris-
diction over the waters of Behring Sea.
It seems to him conclusive argument
against such that 'a vessel might be
more than 500 miles from the main
land of North America and still O. tres
passer In Alaskan waters" The argu
ment Is not, however, as conclusive as
the writer regardsit. The claim on its
face is no more ridiculous in kind,
though greater in degree, than the
claim of the Canadians to exclusive
jurisdiction over the waters of Bay
Chaleur from headland to headland.
Once the claim is made beyond the
three mile limit the principle is the
same, whether it extends fifty miles or
500. Moreover, the American claim
to jurisdiction in the Behring Sea has
far better technical foundation than
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
SNOW IN VENICE.

Railway Traffic I'm the Province Sus-
pended-Barges Sunk.
VENICE, March 16.-The city and
province of Venice have been visited
by q severe snow storm, which has
caused complete suspension of rail-
way traffic. An engine and g. party
Of workmen sept out from Venice TO
clear the railway tracks were COM
PEELED to abandon the task. The snow
is five feet deep. Telegraph lines are
almost all Frustrated. Nine barges
loaded with iron sank in the Grand
canal during the storm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
A D1sPApCH from Augusta, Ky

A DISPATCH from Augusta, KY, an
nounces that a. vagrant is to be sold
into slavery for seventy-fve days,
The unfortunate tramp IS to be
sold by auction, just as blacks were
disposed OF prior to the war, and the
Judge who passed the sentence has
fixed the day for the auction. Great
excitement is said to prevail, Gas this
is the first case of the kind which has
occurred In the country for q great
many years" The man who came
down from the mountains the other
day and expressed his surprise on
being told that slavery had been
abolished in the South was not SO
very far of after all.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23

THE men who have been caught
making and selling adulterated qui-
nire pills should be punished to thetull
extent Of the Law. It Is a bad
business to food the market
with a ''patent medicine" compound
that cannot possibly do what is
claimed for it; but TO tamper with the
purity of the most important stand
ard drugs of physicians prescription
is Infamous. It's direct result may
often be nothing less than manslaugh-
ter. In France there is a law under
which a druggist convicted OF adulter-
ating his stock is compelled to retire
forever from the business. A similar
regulation might not be out OF place
here.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
SEVEN MILLIONS,


The Late Ex-Congressman Breitung's
Wealth No Will Found.
NEGAUNEE, Mich, March 19.-The
estate of the late Edward Breitung
amounts to about 100000. the
largest single item being about 5000
shares of Minnesota Iron Company
stock for which he was offered $75 q
share shortly before his demise. Mr..
Breitung also carried Reinsurance pol
icies amounting to $50, 900, and own
ed nearly 100000 acres of valuable
pine and mineral land in northern
Minnesota. He also owned stock in
many good mines, and owned several
mines entirely. Nc will has yet been
found, though it is authoritatively an
nounced that he executed one before
leaving Negaunee for Germany, four
years ago. His widow and son Ed
ward n, boy of Is, are the only le-
gal heirs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
THEY FOUGHT LIKE CATS.
An Exciting Hair-Pulling Match at New
ark, N j,

An Exciting Harp u1ling Match at New
ark, n. j.
NEW YORK, March 16-Aoout forty
members of the Ladder German
Scnuetzenbund Benefit Society, of
Newark, engaged in scrimmage Mon
day night that was little short of O.
riot. The members are divided into
two factions. One of them is led by
Mrs. Meta Hilson, the president, and
the other by Mrs. Annie Smith. The
point of division was as to allowing
men to become members of the So
ciety. Mrs. Hilson, believing that
none of the ladies were fitted for cor
responding secretary, mad her
faction elect her husband to
the position. He performed the
duties for q year, and when, at the ex-
piration of his term the usual compli-
mentary resolutions were offered, and
some one stepped forward to give him
gold-headed cane in acknowledgment
of his services, Mrs. Smith became ex-
cited, and warmly denounced him.
She said he had embezzled the socie-
ty's money and was O. thief. The
meeting adjourned in confusion end
the next day Mrs. Smith had Hilson
arrested for the alleged embezzlement.
Justice Roder, who examined the
books at Hilson's request, honorabIy
acquitted him. Monday was the
time for the holding of the next regu-
lar meeting after these Developments
Before the appointed hour Mrs. S Nth
gathered her forces and went
through an election of officers. When
the Hilson party entered the hall they
found the officers chairs occupied. A
warm struggle ensued for the posses
sion of the gavel, and then the two
factions engaged in q hand to head,
hair-pulling match. For g. season
the air was full of shrieks, lamenta-
tions and yells. Mrs. Smith had pro-
vided herself with a cat-o-nine-tails,
and laid it around in the iveliest con-
ceivable fashion, while the gavel was
used with good effect by some one else.
A number of men attending meeting
in another room attempted to quell
the distuI bance, but were powerless
to do it and the police had to be sum-
moned. Yesterday warrants were is-
sued for some of the combatants on
the complaint of those whom they
yanouished.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
CONDEMNED TO DEATH.
Fifty Nihilists Chosen to Garry Out Ehei
Sentence Against the Gear.

Fifty Nihilists Chosen TO Garry Out Eheir
Sentence Against the Gear.
LONDON, March 21.-lt is reported
that the car received q letter dated
March / from the executive Of the
Nihilist committee informing him that
st g. sitting of the committee on Feb
ruary %, ne was condemned to death
and that fifty members were appointed
to execute the sentence.
ST.. PETERSBURG, March 2O.-Arrests
IN connection with the attempt on
the czar's life continue. An institute
for the higher education Of women
has been closed and the rector Of the
university threatens to stop his lect-
ures. It is stated that two more Off
GERS were hanged at the barracks last
Sunday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
A Puzzle For the Doctors.

Daniel Morgan, forty-cight years
old, living in New York, stumbled
along the sidewalk and through g.
grating into g. cellar hole and down a
fight OF steps. There he lay without
sound or movement for ten hours be.
fore be was discovered. He was par
alyzed from his neck down. In fact,
his body, with the exception of his
head, was dead. Pins were pushed
into various parts of his person, but
produced no feeling. The Bellevue
hospital physicians are mystiied.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
HANGING ABOLISHED.

Maine Substitutes Life imprisonment for
Capital Punishment.
AUGUSTA, Me-, March 15.-The re.
peal of the capital punishment law
has been effectca and imprisonment
for life is substituted for death penal
ties in al cases Of murder in the first
degree. Such convicts. however, ara
to be kept in close confinement, away
from all associations, and no pardon
ing power is left to the governor and
council unless the convict is proved
Innocent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
Two Bodies Recovered.

OTTAWA, ILL.,, March 2O.-Last night
at IL O'Clock, as g. party were drag
cling the canal for the body of Thomas
Murray, who was supposed to have
been drowned, they brought the body
of William Butler, an old resident, to
the surface. How he came to fall IN
the water is a mystery. He was seen
at 8 O'Clock, and not known to be
missing Later the body of Murray,
which has lain in the water three
DAYS. was found.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
Want. Nine Hours a nar

ROCHESTER, n. Y, March 13.-It
was learned to-day that after April /
general demand for only nine hours'
work % day will be made by all trades
unionists throughout the city. In
case the demand is refused a general
strike will be ordered. At present a.
number of buildings are in process o.
construction. A notice has oeen sent
to other cities ordering trade union
lists to keep away from Rochester
when the strike begins.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
PLEA TO LIQUOR MEN.
The w. c. T. Z. Issues an Address tt
SalOOnkeRnerS.

The w. c. T. u. Issues an Address to
Sa1oonkeepers.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE National
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union issued an address to-day to
brewers, distillers, and ealoonkeepers.
It is in the nature Of q plea to the
manufacturers of liquor and the retail
dealers to cease supplying the people
with poisonous drinks" The manu-
facturer and wholesaler is appealed
to, the address says, because an undue
share Of denunciation has fallen on
the saloonkeeper, who is but the cats
paw ter the rich man behind him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
Collision on the sound.

WHrrEsToNE, l. l., March 10. =
About 1870 this morning the schooner
A. w Thompson, from Bridgeport.
Conn, bound to East New York,
minus cargo, while tacking in the
sound off Willett's Point, was run
into by the steamer Idlewild, bound
for New York. The schooner sunk ut
once. All of the crew was rescued
with the exception of the captain, who
was struck by the schooner's wheel
aY.d EiilaA
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
Fatal Mistake

Ell PAso, Tex, Marcn IA. N.
Webster, aged 76, walked off the plat
form of Missouri Pacific train, near
Sierra Blanca, on Saturday night, and
was fatally injured. It is supposed
that he mistook the outer door FOR
the entrance to the closet. Mr.. Web
ster was accompanied by E. G. Ma
Cartney, his son-in- law, and was on
his way to California to visit his
daughter, who is the wife of 8. B.
Wakefield, president Of the San Fran
cisco Stock Board.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
COMMITTED FOR CONTEMPT.
Father Keller Sentenced TO Prison A
YOugha1, Ireland.

Father Keller Sentenced to Prison at
YOughal, Ireland.
DUBLIN, March 19.-Father Ksiler,
who was arrested at Youghal, yester-
day, was driven to court to-day in tie
lord mayors carriage, receiving an
ovation from the people in thestreets.
He refused to give any testimony as
to his custody of tenants money as
trustee under the plan of campaign,
and was committed to prison for con
tempt of court. The Judge declared
that If the priests action in disobey-
ing the order of the court were per
mitted, the whole machinery of the
bankruptcy law would be upset.